Basic Responsibilities of Your Indonesian maid and Filipino maid

Basic Responsibilities of Your Indonesian maid and Filipino maid

Under Work Permit conditions set by MOM, the Indonesian maids and Filipino maids have responsibilities to do and limitations to watch out while working in Singapore. As an employer, it is important to know what are the responsibilities the helper needs to fulfill while working with you at home!

Eden Grace Maids Agency is here to help you be informed!

Responsibilities specified on the work permit.
It’s illegal to lend the maid’s service to a neighbor, friend, or relative. In MOM’s Work Permit Conditions, the Indonesian maid or Filipino must work for her only employer in Singapore. Employers who require their helper to work to another employer can be penalized as according to the law.

The Indonesian maid or Filipino maid is also prohibited to have a part-time job in Singapore during her offdays. As an employer, are you suspecting that your maid is working for someone else? Have a talk with the Indonesian maid or Filipino maid to confirm or make her understand the consequences of it.

Moral responsibilities.
As employees, the Indonesian maid or Filipino maid can only perform domestic work in her employer’s house. In addition to this, MOM requires the maid to reside on her employer’s address which is stated in the work permit.

The Indonesian maid or Filipino maid in Singapore must not be involved in any immoral activities in Singapore. Examples of these are child abuse, theft, etc. Being involved in such or breaking the law may cause the maid’s work permit to be cancelled and she may be totally barred from entering the Singapore again.

Accomplishing her duties as a domestic helper.

1. Domestic work.
Most employers in Singapore still choose to have a helper to assist them in household chores. Housekeeping is one of the Indonesian maid’s or Filipino maid’s main responsibilities while working for the family.

2. Nannies for children and infants.
New parents need help especially in taking care of their newborn after mummy goes back to work. As a helper, it is her responsibility to feed the baby on time, change her diaper or clothes, bathe the baby, and look after the baby.

Does the Indonesian maid or Filipino maid have difficulty managing her time in taking care of the baby and housekeeping at the same time? Employers may answer this question: What was your reason for hiring a maid in the first place? Let the maid prioritize the things you hired her for. That way, she’ll know what to do when tasks pile up or things become confusing.

3. Look after your loved ones.
A percentage of Indonesian maids or Filipino maids in Singapore are primarily hired to assist the elderly in his daily activities like bathing the elderly, dressing, cooking his meals, maintaining proper hygiene, and making sure his medications are taken on time. Her primary role also includes accompanying the elderly wherever he goes and communicating with him.

4. Work professionally and efficiently.
Some maids can do their tasks well but fall short on following the employer’s house rules and regulations. Others can finish tasks on time but fails to focus on the details of their work. Helpers may have weaknesses but it’s their responsibility to maintain professionalism even as a helper and finish their work on time without compromising the quality of the tasks.

Help your helper acquire time management skills by making a daily, weekly, and monthly schedule for chores.

We hope these tips are helpful. Eden Grace wishes you a hassle-free maid hiring process!

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